Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Shares Sold by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 8.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,344 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,008 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,322,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 92.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,768,000 after purchasing an additional 16,606 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $992,000 after acquiring an additional 577 shares during the period. Fermata Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% during the first quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 2,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 40.3% during the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 972 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Finally, West Coast Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 71.1% during the first quarter. West Coast Financial LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 989 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $217.79 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $169.32 and a twelve month high of $218.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $211.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $201.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85.

About Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. The Fund will hold all the stocks in the index in approximately the same proportions as their weightings in the index.